THE Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO) is not only preparing for the conduct of the May 9 elections, but also for the tourists expected to flock to the province this summer. P/ Supt. Jacky Candelario, PPPO deputy provincial director for operations, said police assistance hubs and motorist assistance centers will…

LINGAYEN- The provincial government wants its provincial road networks inventoried and made part of a location referencing system for easier road maintenance using information technology. On Monday, the provincial board authorized Governor Amado Espino, Jr. to sign an agreement with the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Road…

THE campaign against illegal fish pens in Dagupan City is still on with some 50 structures already voluntarily demolished by their owners, while the remaining fish cages are being re-sized in line with an approved city ordinance. The bigger fish cages in the water, said City Agriculturist Emma Molina, are…

SAN FABIAN-SAN JACINTO ROW LINGAYEN— The intercession of the provincial board was sought to finally settle the boundary dispute between the towns of San Fabian and San Jacinto, both belonging to the fourth legislative district of Pangasinan. The Sangguniang Bayan (SB) of San Fabian forwarded its Resolution No. 8-2016 asking…

LINGAYEN— The municipality of Burgos has been identified as the recipient of the national government’s Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan, Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services National Community-Driven Development Program (KALAHI CIDSS NCDDP) in Pangasinan. Judith Cabillo of the Provincial Social Welfare Development Office said as a KALAHI area…

TOBACCO TAX SHARE THE Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) has passed an ordinance approving the purchase of farm equipment for Barangays Malued, Salisay and Mangin using the P1.5 million share of the city from the collection of the tobacco excise tax of the city. The ordinance was sponsored by Councilor Jeslito Seen,…

LINGAYEN-Dagupan archbishop and Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines president Socrates Villegas warned Catholic faithful in Pangasinan about the operation of “Ancient Catholic Church of the East” that offers religious services in barangay chapels in the province. “The sect is not a Catholic group so never participate in their religious…

BINMALEY– Anticipating the severe impact of future calamities that may hit the town, the local government of Binmaley has began constructing evacuation centers for affected residents. Mayor Simplicio Rosario said the construction of evacuation centers in the villages of Balogo (Centro), Baybay Lopez, Buenlag, Calit, Camaley and Malindong (phase 1)…

AFTER more than a year of investigation, a formal complaint will be filed soon against a former PhilHealth employee, hospital staff and an outsider suspected to be part of the conspiracy to defraud PhilHealth and deprive members of benefits due them. The case will be filed by the City Prosecutor…